Improvement in harvesters



G. FARMER.

. Reaper. No. 29,685. Patented Aug. 21, 1860.

- spondingparts in the several figures.

UNITED STATES *Prnrniwrr OFFICE.

GEORGE FARMER, OF OSOEOLA, llililNOvlS.

,Y IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Fatent No. 29,685, dated August-2l, 13Go.

the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is' a side sectional view ot' my invention, taken in the line x x, Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a planor top view of the same; Fig. 3, a detached -plan'of. the sickle; Figl, a front sectional view of the same, taken in the line y y,

Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention', I will proceed to describe it.

A'represents the'main frame of the machine, which is of rectangular form and supported by two wheels,'B B', one ot' which, B,`is permanently secured to its axle and the other, B,'- fitted loosely upon it. The wheel B', however,

has a pawl,C attached to it, which pawl may be. made to engage, when necessary, with a ratchet, D, on the axleand connect' wheel B' with the axle, so 4that the former may serve as a driver and assist B when required.

'lo the inner side of the wheel B a toothed rim, E, is attached, into which a pinion, F, gears. The pinion F is placed on one end of a shaft, G, at the front'part ot' the main frame A, and on the inner part of shaft G a bevelwheel, H, is placed, the latter gearing into a pinion, I, on the front end of a shaft, J, which is placed longitudinallyin the main frame A, and has a crank, K, at its back end. To this crank apitman, L, is attached, the latter be ing connected to the sickle M, which runs on tingers a, as usual, the fingers being attached tothe front end of the platform N. The sickle M is formed of V-shaped teeth-b, attached to a bar, c, as follows: A series of rivets,cl, pass vertically through the 'oar c, and have their lower ends provided with a hook, e. Each tooth a has its edges notched, as shown atfin Fig. 3, and a rivet, d,passes down between the adjoining tooth and its hook e, projecting under the surface ot' one of them, which has a beveled edge to support the one adjoining, nn-

`continuation of the tinger-bar. of the platform N is nearly in line with lthe derv whichthe hook c aforesaiddoes .not pass. It will be' seen, therefore, by referring to Fig.

4, that each toothb is supported at one side by a hook, e, and atl the opposite side by the bevel "oroverlap ot the adjoinin'gtooth. The ontermost-'tooth, b, at one end of the sickle is secured at its outer edge by a screw,g, by removing which the teeth may be readilyk detached from their bar c. -The back edges of the teeth b are turned up at 'the back edge ot' the bar c. The platform @Tis attached rigidly to the back part ofthe-main frame A hy'a bar, O, which is a The inner end inner side ot' the main frame, but back of it, so that the grain may be discharged directly behindthemain frame. The bed of theplatforni is formed of bars h, placedat-equal and suitable distances apart, as shown clearly in Fig. 2,

and-underneath the platform, at its frontendb'acit ends, there are ways t', on which the ends ot' a tubular bearing or support, .7, rests, said bearing or support having a wooden cylinder,

Ji, fitted in it, to which teeth lare attached. `The cylinder k-is the rake-headfand 1t 1s allowed to turn freely in its bearing, so that'the teeth inlay project upward at the proper time betweenthe bars h of the platform. YAt the outer end of theplatform' an inclined grating, m, is placed,.the use of which-will-be presently Shown. l

- To one end ot' the bearing j a rack-bar, P, .is attached', said rack-bar resting on the front way, t', and having a. wheel, Q, gearing' into it. This wh-eel Q' is placed on the back end ot' a shaft, lt, the iront' -end ot which has a bevelwheel, S, placed-on it, 'and into which,`at 0pposite sides, two bevel-Wheels,u u, with cogged sections, alternately gear and give a reciprocating movement to the rack-bar P, and consequently t0 'the rake. The rake-head L has-a pin, o, projecting down from its under side, and there is a projection, p, at the outer part of the front way, fi. ybach time therakereaches and rake the cut grain from the platform dur-I ing their inward movement toward the main frame A, the grain falling direct-ly behind theA main frame. The teeth Zthcn fall by their own is attached by'a fulcrurn-pin, q,a.1ever orf bar,

on the pin om Byadjusting this lever or bar v loosely ouv the axle and connected therewith,

. by a lever,

former is supportedlby thelatter, and the sup'- gravity below the bar sJb, aud the rake returns to the outer end ofthe platform to rake off, yasr before, t-he grain therefrom.

To the back 'part of the main frame'A there T, the bacl end of which has a: caster`wheel, U, securedto it. The front en d of this, -lever or bar may be retained at` any desired height by apin, r, which passes 'into a perforated bar, V, onl the platform, Vthele-ver Aor bar T resting 'l the sickle an`d platform may be raised or lowered, so thatthe grain may beicut at the desred height. The beve'hwheels u u are placed when desired, by aclutch, s, which is actuated t. By a'ttaehing. the ,platform N rigidly to theb'ack part of .the main frame, the

porting of the outer end 4of the platform -by 3 grain wheel or s he isjavo'i'd l I do not claim theeinploymen't or use of the" level or bar T provided with'` the caster-wheel for regulating the vheight of,'the. c ut,of; the sickle, for that brasheeuv previouslyu'sed; but

to secure by.

cutter-bar, and with their sides beveledand notched, as shown,when fastened by the hooked aud desc ribed,"c-ne .edgeof eachicutter being held up by a hook,fan'd the opposite .edgebe ing ,held up bythe overlapping' bevel of the edge of `the adjoiuiii`-cutter all arranged as set forth.

GEORGE FARME-R- Witnesses: y CHARLES Roon, JOHN S. PASHLEY. 

